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{{short description|Canadian swimmer}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name             = Dan Thompson
| birth_date       = {{birth-date and age|June 15, 1956}}
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{{MedalSport | Men's [[swimming (sport)|swimming]] }}
{{MedalCountry | {{CAN}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Commonwealth Games]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[1978 Commonwealth Games|1978 Edmonton]] | 100&nbsp;m butterfly }}
{{MedalGold | 1978 Edmonton | 4×100&nbsp;m medley }}
{{MedalGold | [[1982 Commonwealth Games|1982 Brisbane]] | [[Aquatics at the 1982 Commonwealth Games|100&nbsp;m butterfly]] }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Pan American Games]] }}
{{MedalSilver | [[1979 Pan American Games|1979 San Juan]] | [[Swimming at the 1979 Pan American Games – Men's 100 metre butterfly|100&nbsp;m butterfly]] }}
{{MedalSilver | 1979 San Juan | [[Swimming at the 1979 Pan American Games – Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay|4×100&nbsp;m medley]] }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Summer Universiade]] }}
{{MedalSilver | [[1977 Summer Universiade|1977 Sofia]] | [[Swimming at the 1977 Summer Universiade|100&nbsp;m butterfly]] }}
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'''Dan Thompson''' (born June 15, 1956) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] retired swimmer.  He competed in the [[butterfly swimming|butterfly]] events during the 1970s and early 1980s. He was supposed to represent his native country at the [[1980 Summer Olympics]], but didn't start due to the international boycott of the [[Moscow Olympic Games]]. He won two silver medals at the [[1979 Pan American Games]].

==See also==
* [[List of Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming (men)]]

==References==
* {{sports links}}

{{Footer Commonwealth Champions 100m Butterfly Men}}
{{Footer Commonwealth Champions 4x100m Medley Men}}

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[[Category:1956 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Canadian male butterfly swimmers]]
[[Category:Swimmers from Ontario]]
[[Category:Place of birth missing (living people)]]
[[Category:Swimmers at the 1978 Commonwealth Games]]
[[Category:Swimmers at the 1979 Pan American Games]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Canada]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists in swimming]]
[[Category:Pan American Games silver medalists in swimming]]
[[Category:Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada]]
[[Category:Summer World University Games medalists in swimming]]
[[Category:FISU World University Games silver medalists for Canada]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 1977 Summer Universiade]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 1979 Pan American Games]]
[[Category:Medallists at the 1978 Commonwealth Games]]
[[Category:20th-century Canadian sportsmen]]


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